Fence post



' P. KAS'TIEN FENCE POST Filed Sept. 21, 1954 Invznrzm.

Patented Dec. 24, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FENCE POST tion ofIllinois Application September 21, 1934, Serial No. 744,980

1 Claim.

This invention has reference to certain new and useful improvements infence posts, and while adaptable for general use as a post section hasspecial advantages when employed to support snow guard fencing.

Objects and aims of the invention are hereinafter more particularlypointed out and disclosed in the accompanying drawing, illustrating apreferred embodiment of the invention, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a post, partly broken away, showing myinvention;

Fig. 2 is a detail face view taken from a section of the post, and

Fig. 3 is a detail longitudinal sectional view, .as the same wouldappear, if taken on the line 33 Fig. 2.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughoutthe figures.

The post of my invention preferably comprises a steel section of the Tor rail-section type; i. e., having .a flange or head I, a bead ornarrow flange 2 and a web 3, connecting said head and bead.

These steel sections are made in varying lengths, to meet traderequirements with the ground penetrating end tapered, as at 4, andsecured to the flange or head I at a point, approximately near whatwould be the ground line, is an anchor plate 5 of suitable design.

Secured to the face of the flange or head I, and at predetermined pointsthroughout the length of the section, are a plurality of hooks 6. Thesehooks are secured by being Welded, as .at 1, to the body of the post andpreferably in line with the axis of the web 3, as shown. Each hook isformed with a flat base or securement portion 8 and embodying sufiicientmaterial for an efficient weld 7 when laid against the face of theflange or head I so as to insure permanency when welded, and to standthe ordinary and usual abuses to which post sections of this type aresubjected. The retention portion of each hook extends upwardly from itswelded end and is bent or bulged outwardly, .as at 9, to provide a seatto receive and retain a strand or cable, not shown, and the upper freeend of each hook is inclined inwardly and upwardly, as at ID, but freeand unattached to the post section, to enable the free insertion andremoval of a strand or cable to and from the seat of the hook. Such postsections are especially useful for sustaining snow guard fencing whichare more or less temporary .and seasonable and when used it is desirablethat the fences may be raised or lowered to meet snow drift conditions.With my type of post section and hooks employed a snow guard fence maybe easily and quickly erected and removed and adjusted to differentheights, .as may be desired, as the shape of the hooks permit easy andquick placement and removal as well as adjustment of the fencing.

The side edges, as well as the ends of the hooks are preferably roundedso as to remove sharp 5 edges which, if left, would have .a tendency toremove zinc coatings from fence wire and also cut the wires. Since thehooks of my post are separable from the post and attachable I caneliminate these sharp edges by tumbling the hooks prior to 10 theirbeing welded to the post section.

Employing a T or rail section and by welding the hooks to the sectionthe strength of the section is not in any way impaired and the hooksbefore being Welded to the section can have all sharp l5 edges removedthus avoiding all danger of disturbing the coating on the wires byrubbing against .any such sharp edges. Furthermore, it is possible tolocate the hooks on the very center of a T or rail section, similar tothat illustrated, which is not possible by stamping or by upsetting orby riveting in this type of post.

An important advantage which I claim for my type of post is, that nowire fasteners are necessary for the erection of a snow guard fencing.All that is required is that the fence be hooked onto the posts. The useof 'wire fasteners require much additional time when erecting such fenceand such wire fasteners are also objectionable to farmers, in that theyare usually thrown on the ground in the fields where mowers, binders andother farm machinery come into contact with them and become damaged.Animals have also been known to run such wire fasteners into their hoofswith lameness and occasionally lockjaw revsulting.

What I claim is:-

A fence post composed of a body of substantially T-shape incross-section, a plurality of hooks welded to the front face of the headof the body, each hook having an elongated flat free lower end inregistry with the web of the post body and having an upwardly andoutwardly extending body and a free upper end which is curved inwardlytoward the body, the points of welding of the hooks being locatedopposite to the web of the post body and close to the bottoms of thebodies of the hooks whereby to reinforce said bottoms, the sides of thebody and the sides and top edges of the upper free ends of the hooksbeing rounded and said upper free ends being permanently spaced from thefront face of the head of the post body whereby to enable fencing to beseasonally applied to and removed from the hooks without bending of thelatter or injury to the fencing.

EMIL P. KASTIEN.

